On the eve of his 40th directorial effort, Cry Macho, making its debut, we at A Fistful of Film pay tribute to a living legend, Clint Eastwood. A Western star turned filmic Renaissance man, Eastwood has become known for more than just kicking ass and taking names on the big screen. We’ve picked four ofContinue reading “Staff Picks: The Captivating Clint Eastwood”
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The Night House (2021), the Sleeper Hit of the Year
David Bruckner’s The Night House was a real sleeper hit for me, having first played in January 2020 at Sundance I heard nothing about this film until only a few weeks ago when I saw the trailer at the cinema. But the trailer alone was enough to entice me, so when it came out IContinue reading “The Night House (2021), the Sleeper Hit of the Year”
Candyman (2021), A Revamped Take on a Classic
Nia DaCosta’s Candyman, and it very much is DaCosta’s film rather than producer Jordan Peele’s film despite some people trying to label it as such, is a direct sequel and spiritual successor to Bernard Rose’s 1992 film of the same name. Taking the widely acclaimed classic, that in it’s own right tackled issues of raceContinue reading “Candyman (2021), A Revamped Take on a Classic”
The Suicide Squad (2021), a Unique, Cartoonish, & Fun Comic Book Movie Unlike Any We’ve Seen Before.
Back in 2016, David Ayer’s Suicide Squad was one of my most anticipated films of the year, I remember going to see it with a group of friends in the cinema and hyping up how great it was going to be, until it started. Now I do feel somewhat sorry for David Ayer with theContinue reading “The Suicide Squad (2021), a Unique, Cartoonish, & Fun Comic Book Movie Unlike Any We’ve Seen Before.”
Alice (1988), Jan Švankmajer’s Masterwork
Jan Šankmajer, for those who don’t know, is a Czech surrealist who was prominent in the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s revolutionising the animation world through his stop-motion work. Filmmakers from Terry Gilliam, to Lord & Miller have taken influence from Šankmajer, although the most obvious influence of his style can be seen in anything theContinue reading “Alice (1988), Jan Švankmajer’s Masterwork”
The War Zone (1999), Yet Another underrated British Gem
Content Warning: Discussion of rape & incest in this review and within the film. I wish I had watched this film because I’d heard a lot about it, and wanted to experience a film I’d heard a tremendous amount of praise and acclaim for. Unfortunately this wasn’t the case, until I saw it while scrollingContinue reading “The War Zone (1999), Yet Another underrated British Gem”
Staff Picks: The Stupendous Steven Soderbergh
To tie into the release of Steven Soderbergh’s new thriller No Sudden Move, we at A Fistful of Film wanted to take a look back one of the most exciting and eclectic careers to grace our cinemas. Soderbergh won the Palme D’Or with his first film, indie drama Sex, Lies & Videotape, and after hisContinue reading “Staff Picks: The Stupendous Steven Soderbergh”
Studio Ghibli #18: The Wind Rises (2013)
The Wind Rises was one of the first Ghibli films I saw on the big screen, I’ll be honest I can’t remember if I saw it when it first released in 2013 or if I caught it at a re-showing in the following years but it was a beautiful film to catch in the theatreContinue reading “Studio Ghibli #18: The Wind Rises (2013)”
Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train (2020), a Return to Big Screen Shonen Action
When the news hit that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train (yes this is the full title) had overtaken Hayao Miyzaki’s Oscar-winning masterpiece Spirited Away (you can read my column on the film here) at the Japanse Box-Office, a record it had held onto for over a decade, it felt weird butContinue reading “Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train (2020), a Return to Big Screen Shonen Action”
Nobody (2021), an Exhilerating albeit Flawed Experience
Nobody was a sleeper hit in the making from the very start. When the announcement dropped that Bob Odenkirk signed on to work with the Director of Hardcore Henry with the creator of John Wick penning the screenplay my excitement for the film was immense. It felt like it was not too long after IContinue reading “Nobody (2021), an Exhilerating albeit Flawed Experience”
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